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Finalist Champion Aeropress Recipe

Winner of Aeropress championship brewing coffee using aeropress

Finalist Champion Aeropress Recipe

Name: Finalist Champion Aeropress Recipe
Prep time: 180
Cook time: 180
Total time: 180

Henry Muller

Barista

Today, let's explore the Aeropress, a surprisingly powerful and seemingly simple coffee maker. At first glance, it might not look impressive, especially next to high-tech espresso machines or sophisticated siphons.

However, its capabilities are proven by coffee enthusiasts worldwide.

For instance, Tuomas Merikanto from Finland won the 2021 World Aeropress Championship with a unique brewing technique, and we’re excited to share this winning method with you.

This champion’s recipe is appealing not only for its excellent flavor but also for its simplicity and quick brewing time—about 2.5 minutes.

It uses the inverted brewing method, which allows for precise control over the brewing variables, making it popular among those who are serious about their coffee’s quality.

Get ready to step up your coffee game as we delve into this award-winning Aeropress method. We'll show you what you need and how to do it, so you can start brewing like a champion. Let’s get started!

Difficulty:

Medium

Grind Size:

Medium Fine

Temperature

90°C

Est. Time

3:00 min

Ingredients

Roasted coffee beans of your choice. (For enhanced flavours, you must go for specialty coffee)
Filtered water

Apparatus

Aeropress
Grinder of your choice
Filter paper
Kettle
Kitchen thermometer

Champion AeroPress Recipe

Step 1

Grind 18 grams of coffee, maintaining a grind size of medium to coarse.

Step 2

Add the coffee to the Aeropress chamber.

Step 3

Measure and separate 50 grams of water (176°F), and pour the water into the chamber.

Step 4

Stir the coffee 3 times, very slowly. You’ll get a slurry-like composition.

Step 5

With the second pour, add 200 grams of water to the mix. Make sure you don’t add more water than needed.

Step 6

Again, stir 3 times, and let it brew for a few seconds

Step 7

Now, push the excess air out and fasten the filter cap to the open end.

Step 8

Now, push the excess air out and fasten the filter cap to the open end.

Step 9

Slowly, push the plunger right away and let all the filtered coffee make its way to your mug. As the chamber creates a vacuum, more flavour is extracted through air pressure.

Step 10

Now, just swirl the coffee for 30 seconds and pour from an altitude to another cup.

Conclusion

We would suggest you keep exploring Aeropress coffee and go beyond run-of-the-mill recipes like the James Hoffman Aeropress recipe. We’ll keep coming back with more interesting brew guides for our coffee amigos. So, stay tuned!

Henry Muller

Team TAB

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I am a barista by profession hailing from NC. My journey began in my late teens when I started working as a barista in a local coffee shop. My passion for coffee quickly became evident as I immersed myself in the art of espresso extraction, latte art ...